Fishing at Meades Lake, Manitoba, Manitoba

• Overview

  Meades Lake sits within Manitoba in Manitoba. The bank is 169 metres above sea level. At 5.56 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 13 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Manitoba list. Arviat is the closest town at 271 km. Gillam lies 307 km off, Thompson another 368 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Meades Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On Meades Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 14°C in July and bottom out at -27°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. The open-water window runs from around early June to about late October in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Meades Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Wolochatiuk Lake, 6.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Meades Lake in particular, ask before you travel.